Fellowship Programme In Paediatric Intensive Care

MD / DNB in Pediatrics or equivalent or DCH with Two Years Clinical Experience

The courses is a full time tenure as per RGUHS guidelines and fellows will not be permitted to work elsewhere. Fellow would be assessed regularly as part of the structured training schedule for the fellowship in a graded manner by various consultants and professors on a monthly basis. All registrars and post graduates are encouraged (and expected) to undertake a research or audit project during their fellowship at IGICH. It can be a retrospective review, or a prospective study, or a case series. All projects will be supervised by PICU consultants. Logbook/ Diary will be maintained and supervised under the PICU consultants.

Academic Activities:

• A core teaching program runs every day for 2 hours catering to all the post graduate students of the Hospital under the guidance of experienced staff.
• A mortality meet is conducted to analyze the management and pitfalls within the ICU to help the post graduates and doctors self assess themselves and thus learn.
• Trainees are given protected time to spend in other departments such as Pediatric Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Genetics, Neurodevelopment Clinics, Pediatric Anesthesia, Pediatric Surgery and other such specialties.
• Exclusive hands-on training is provided at the institute to all residents by experienced staff.

Departmental Activities:

• Journal review meetings- every alternate week
• Seminars –Monthly
• Clinico-pathological Conferences – every 3 months
• Inter-departmental meeting – monthly
• Clinical rounds – daily
• Participation in conferences and presentation of papers – every 3 months

Rotation & Postings:

• Basic medical sciences – 1 Months
• Applied subjects – 15 days
• Allied subjects – 15 days

Scheme of Examination: Total - 400 marks

• Theory Examination - includes 2 theory papers 100 marks each, two long essays (20 marks each) and remaining six short essays (10 marks each)
• Practical Examination - 2 Cases – 75 marks each
• VIVA VOCE - 50 marks